Re: [Opensc-devel] OpenSC with qemu (Gemplus support)

[Anton G. <an...@ad...>]

Thank you everyone, the SoftHSM has shown the best results so far.
Unfotrunately it seems like presenting NSS database as virtual CCID is
currently broken in qemu.

Best regards,
Anton Gerasimov

On 09/06/2017 07:06 PM, Douglas E Engert wrote:
> It sound like you are trying to write a software version of a smart card
> and interface at the USB level using the qemu code as a starting point?
>
>
> You might want to Google for: software emulation of smart cards
>
> There are a number of these available including:
>
> https://github.com/frankmorgner/vsmartcard
>
> There is also :
> http://www.softhsm.org/
>
> which implements a software version of smart card but at a PKCS#11
> module.
>
>
>
> On 9/6/2017 9:36 AM, Anton Gerasimov wrote:
>> I don't have a physical token, what I'm trying to do is to emulate one
>> using (approximately) this manual [1]. Unfortunately Qemu seems to be
>> able to emulate just that one device type, so I don't have much
>> choise here.
>>
>> After some new tries pcscd gives some output that as far as I understand
>> indicates that it has made contact to the virtual card (attached), but
>> opensc-tool still only shows OpenCT readers.
>>
>> 'opensc-tool -a' doesn't show anything useful as well:
>>    $ opensc-tool -a
>>       Card not present.
>>
>> Regarding the versions:
>>
>> OpenSC: 0.16.0
>> OS: Linux v4.4.60 (Openembedded/Yocto build).
>> OpenCT: 0.6.20
>> PCSClite: 1.8.13
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Anton
>>
>> [1]: https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/master/docs/ccid.txt
>> On 09/06/2017 03:51 PM, Douglas E Engert wrote:
>>> Your command only list the readers, and it also says you are using the
>>> OpenCT
>>> rather the PCSClite.
>>>
>>> What versions of software are you using?
>>> OpenSC, OS, OpenCT, PCSClite?
>>>
>>> You said you are trying to use qemu. I use virtual Box, which presents
>>> to the
>>> virtual machine the real ID of a reader. I am not sure if qemu does
>>> that or presents
>>> a generic reader with ID 08e6:4433.
>>>
>>> The lsusb just says what type of reader. Are you using some token with
>>> a built in reader?
>>> If so what is it?
>>>
>>> What token are you using? The OpenSC driver Gemplus-GPK-16k is very
>>> old and was a card.
>>>
>>>
>>> to list the atr, try:
>>> opensc-tool -a
>>>
>>> Also look at using OpenSC debug in config file see:
>>>
>>> https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/Using-OpenSC
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/6/2017 7:48 AM, Anton Gerasimov wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to get OpenSC working with qemu (qemu-system-x86_64). It
>>>> emulates Gemplus token (lsusb output: 'ID 08e6:4433 Gemalto (was
>>>> Gemplus) GemPC433-Swap'), and it is unclear to me if it is
>>>> supported in
>>>> OpenSC. It is listed as unsupported hardware [1], but the page for
>>>> Gemplus itself says it is supported [2].
>>>>
>>>> If it is not, I would be grateful for any hints about how qemu and
>>>> OpenSC can be put to work together. opensc-tool --list-readers
>>>> currently
>>>> gives
>>>>
>>>>     # Detected readers (openct)
>>>>     Nr.  Card  Features  Name
>>>>     0    No              OpenCT reader (detached)
>>>>     1    No              OpenCT reader (detached)
>>>>
>>>> which as far as I understands means it can't detect any devices.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Anton Gerasimov
>>>>
>>>> [1]
>>>> https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/Supported-hardware-(smart-cards-and-USB-tokens)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [2] https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/Gemplus-GPK-16k
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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